[edit] Events [edit] Arts and literature -
- Winners: Shelbourne
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- Winners: Cork United 2 - 2, 2 - 1 Bohemians.
[edit] Gaelic Games - Cavan win historic All Ireland final in Polo Grounds, New York.
[edit] Births [edit] January to June - 18 January - John O'Conor, pianist.
- 26 January - Red Morris, 4th Baron Killanin, film producer.
- 1 March - Brian Fitzgerald, former Labour Party TD.
- 1 March - Liz McManus, Labour Party Teachta Dála for Wicklow.
- 30 March - Kevin Myers, journalist.
- 16 April - Eamonn Rogers, soccer player.
- 17 April - Linda Martin, singer.
- 24 April - Johnny McEvoy, singer.
- 27 April - Patrick Lynch, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Southwark.
[edit] July to September [edit] October to December - 9 October - Frank Dunlop, public relations consultant, planning advisor, Fianna Fáil Government Press Secretary (1977 - 1982).
- 26 October - Trevor Joyce, poet.
- 9 November - Pat Carey, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin North West and Minister of State.
- 25 November - Seán Ardagh - Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Dublin South Central.
- 25 November - Steve Heighway, soccer player.
- 1 December - Jimmy Dunne, soccer player.
- 4 December - Moosajee Bhamjee, physician, Ireland's first Muslim Teachta Dála (1992–1997), 27th Dáil.
- 4 December - Terry Woods, folk musician.
- 5 December - Tony Gregory, independent politician and TD for Dublin Central.
- 5 December - Seán Quinn, businessman.
[edit] Full date unknown - Vincent Brown, sculptor.
- Frank Cummins, former Kilkenny hurler.
- Éamonn Grimes, former Limerick hurler.
- Dermot Healy, novelist and poet.
- Pat Hegarty, former Cork hurler.
- John Holloway, sociologist and philosopher.
- Jonathan Kelly, singer songwriter.
- Damien Martin, Offaly hurler.
- Dermot Somers, mountaineer, explorer, writer and broadcaster.
- Kate Walsh, Progressive Democrats Senator (d.2007).
[edit] Deaths - 9 April - Desmond FitzGerald, Sinn Féin MP, TD, Cabinet Minister and Seanad Éireann member (b.1888).
- 3 March - Michael Egan, trade unionist, city councillor, and Cumann na nGaedhael TD (b.1866).
- 16 May - Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute (b.1880).
- 18 June - John Henry Patterson, soldier, hunter and writer (b.1867).
- 4 September - P. J. Moloney, chemist, member of 1st Dáil representing Tipperary South.
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